What color is #668471?

#668471 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668471?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 113: 102 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668471?

The complementary color is #846679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668471 color

#668471 rgb(102, 132, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #668471 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 44.3% blue (102, 132, 113).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#668471 color codes

HEX	`#668471`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, -14.8, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 16.29, 155.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.711, 20.519, 18.7)`
Decimal	`6718577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668471, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #668471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #668471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668471; }
.text { color: #668471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668471, #668480); }

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Questions

What color is #668471?: #668471 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668471?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 113: 102 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668471?: The complementary color is #846679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.